Hans Reidar Holtermann

Hans Reidar Holtermann
Holtermann as an oberst in 1945
Nickname(s)"Majoren" (English: the Major)[1]
Born(1895-10-20)20 October 1895
Sokndal, Rogaland
Died25 October 1966(1966-10-25) (aged 71)
Bærum, Akershus
Allegiance Norway
Service / branch Norwegian Army
Years of service1917–1962
RankGeneralmajor (Major General) of the Norwegian Army
CommandsCommander of:
Battles / warsWorld War II:
AwardsNorway War Cross with sword[2][3]
Norway Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav[2][4][5]
Norway Norwegian Military Journal's[6] Silver Medal[4]
Norway Norwegian Athletic Society Medal in Gold[4]
France Légion d'honneur
Sweden Knight 1st Class - Order of the Sword[2][4]
Spouse(s)
Elisabeth Jønsson
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(m. 1926)​
Maren Louise Hertzberg
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(m. 1947⁠–⁠1966)​
RelationsOve Bjelke Holtermann (uncle)
Peter Høier Holtermann (great-uncle)
Other workEconomist
Office manager (1940–1942)

Hans Reidar Holtermann (born 20 October 1895 in Sokndal,[7] died 25 November 1966 in Bærum) was a Norwegian military officer. Holtermann is best known as the commander of Hegra Fortress during the Battle of Hegra Fortress in the Norwegian Campaign of 1940.

During the inter-war years Holtermann attended military college in both Norway and France.

After the war he continued his military service, among other missions commanding the Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany in 1949–1950.[8]

  1. ^ "Hegra Festning". Foreningen Hegra Festnings Venner / Stjørdal Tourist Information Office (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  2. ^ a b c Møller, Anders (24 November 2005). "Holtermann 08, Evne og Vilje til Handling". Norwegian Military Academy (in Norwegian). Norwegian Armed Forces. Retrieved 2009-06-05.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Krigskorset". Webstaff.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  4. ^ a b c d Arnstad 1965: 13
  5. ^ http://www.StOlav.com: The Statutes of the Order of St. Olav Archived 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine (in English and Norwegian)
  6. ^ "Norwegian Military Journal". 11 February 2009. Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
  7. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Reidar Holtermann". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  8. ^ "Tidsperiode Holtermann". Veteranforeining for Voss og Omland (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2009-06-06.